Here's a few of the top female characters..a list compiled by a male video gamer, Rob Wright. He claims, "A quick note about this list: it's for the greatest female characters, which means it's not a list of the "hottest video game chicks" or "top video game vixens." Sure, looks count. But these female characters have to make an impact beyond their appearance. To measure greatness, I looked at how each character made a significant impression on the game play or narrative, whether they are central characters, playable characters or supporting characters. How would the game have turned out if the character had been eliminated? Was the character distinguished as being a "first" such as Princess Daphne in
Dragon's Lair? How many appearances has a particular character made in games as well as other media, such as movies? Do the
character's story, narrative and voice acting elevate the game?" -
50 Greatest Females in Video Games.Whatever he claims, his pros and cons are filled with terms such as "easy on the eyes, nice outfit" or "outfit could use some work" aka less of it perhaps?
Sure, these female characters may be able to kick some butt but why does Lara Croft have to have a size double F chest? This topic has already been brought up on the blog by Brenda but I'd like to reiterate..what do female gamers think about these female characters? Let us know!
Are they really strong? What is your ideal female gaming character? What would she look like? Do? Act? Say? How would she be compelling?
2 comments:
Pros: Completely eye-popping and disproportionate features, a zest for adventure and great aim with the firearms.
Cons: She has some Daddy issues and has become increasingly violent as the Tomb Raider series has progressed.
I checked out the article and was kind of struck by the above quote. The fact that these are unrealistic and disproportionate seems like a kind of troubling "PRO". The point of view of gaming writers seems so completely assumed to be male (and straight) don't you think. A female player (again, straight) isn't going to care about the big bazooms or the 'daddy issues' since those are all about whether or not the fictional character will sleep with you, right? I find the voice and presumption about who a gamer is (and who they are talking to) in these little videos almost more disturbing then the big boobs.
I couldn't help but notice this list was compiled by a man. Given the subject material of the list wouldn't it be more interesting to have a female perspective on the 50 greatest female characters of all time? I would be far more interested to see a woman's opinion of what makes female video game characters great. I would imagine most female characters in videogames are developed by men and therefore there is often a sexist spin put on those characters. However, this was in interesting and somewhat suprising list. For example I never realized Samus was female...I guess you learn something new everyday.
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